גרין קארד או ויזת תייר?

Hi Dima, You ask a lot of good questions which would take a large amount of time to fully answer. Therefore, I will try to answer shortly but if you require additional information then you will probably need to come to our office for a consultation. In regards to the tourist visa application, you simply need to prove to the Consular Officer at the US Embassy that you have strong ties to Israel which will cause you to return to Israel immediately after your short trip in the US. It can also help to show that your stay in the US will be short/temporary. Even if you had a tourist visa application refused in the past, the visa requirements remain the same. Therefore, even if you were previously denied, you should still be able to obtain a tourist visa now as long as the Consular Officer is satisfied that you will not overstay your visa and you will return to your home in Israel immediately after your trip. This same logic applies to a Diversity Lottery entrance. That is, even though you previously entered the DV Lottery, you can still obtain a tourist visa as long as the Consular Officer believes that you will come back to Israel without overstaying your US visa. As for the program which would allow Israelis to enter the US for 90 days without a visa, for years there have been rumors that Israel would join this program. However, it still has not happened and I am skeptical that it will. Therefore, my recommendation is to proceed under the current rules as opposed to hoping and waiting for a rule change (as it may never come). I hope this helps.